'Bulge' yields new planet class

[A.B.Normal]

Astronomers have discovered a new class of planets that take less than a day to whiz round their parent stars.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5407038.stm




These guys gotta get out more,first it was Pluto being declassified and now they find a whole new class.

 

[Sharky]

They are the size of our planet Jupiter, yet their orbits are as short as <24 hours?

Pardon me while I unboggle my mind.

 

[highwayman]

They are the size of our planet Jupiter, yet their orbits are as short as <24 hours?

Pardon me while I unboggle my mind.

Or a "planet" the size of a suitcase orbiting pluto...

 

[Gato_Solo]

My bulge has two orbs. Is that normal?